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Personal location beacon (PLB)

While our last post explained how an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) works, this post is about PLBs (Personal Locator Beacons), small, portable devices designed to trigger rescue operations for people in remote or dangerous situations. Why are PLBs better suited for emergencies than smartphones, and how do they compare to an EBIRB? A radio beacon to mark the emergency...

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MAN's ME-LGIM engine: dual-fuel propulsion system for methanol and conventional fuel, based on the proven ME series, offers CO2-neutral ship operation and high efficiency.© MAN Energy Solutions

According to a recently published report by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN), methanol is well on its way to establishing itself as one of the most important fuel options alongside LNG and ammonia, as well as bio-based fuels such as FAME, due to its high potential in the decarbonization of shipping and environmental protection. SeaHelp supports more environmentally friendly...

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Safety in an emergency: these rescue equipment are on board

A signal pistol or even rockets may have been effective in the days of the Titanic, writes circumnavigator and author Bobby Schenk in our news from June 16, 2024, but today they can be replaced much more effectively by powerful LED headlights or various radio signals. The most effective and widespread nowadays are distress radio signals from EPIRBS – Emergency...

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Motorboat with 48V Aries-i50 electric drive from Molabo

The small company Molabo from Ottobrunn has introduced nothing less than a paradigm shift in boat drives with the innovative electric motor Aries: for the first time, it is now possible to use a safe and reliable 48-volt low-voltage with safe-to-touch technology instead of the previously used 400-volt high-voltage for motorboating. Now, the award-winning 48-volt technology is also available as...

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Yacht tuning by Stephan Bernhart / YACHT-PERFORMANCE

Marine engine software specialist Stephan Bernhart from Kaltental-Blonhofen has made it his mission to breathe more power and torque into motor yachts since 2008. His company Yacht-Performance claims to be a pioneer in maritime software programming (software tuning). Sea-Help met the "performance designer", as he likes to call himself, for an interview. Thanks to the know-how he has gathered over...

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Test drive eBoot eD 32 c-ultra from eD-Tec in Croatia

eD-Tec (Electric Driven Technology) is the name of a young start-up that develops electric drives for motorboats. A year ago, the company tested the first boat equipped with such a system. Now the Munich-based inventors are launching their second product: a new 9.5 metre-long high-performance rigid inflatable boat called the eD 32 c-ultra, which will be available with cruising and...

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Raymarine Axiom Pro2 Serie

Chart plotters, i.e. marine navigation devices that show an electronic chart on a display, were originally mainly used in large-scale shipping. They are now integrated into electronic information systems (ECDIS), which cover the entire ship management. Chart plotters have found their way into the recreational boating sector due to the sharp drop in prices in the 1990s and are now...

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